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Originally Posted by Robbie
Getting away from the weapons controversy for a second...Should the govt. ever be taking "action" on anything that 60 to 45 percent of people don't want them touching anyway?
With all the laws and rules and shit that they have passed over the years on local, state, and federal levels about EVERYTHING...I'm starting to think it's less about the "role" of govt. and more about is there any "role" left for a so-called "free" person in our society?
Seems like everything is controlled by the govt. these days. You would think we would have evolved to more freedom over time...but it looks like we are devolving to less personal freedom and more govt. oversight and control.
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I agree fully. If a poll shows that 40% of the people support something those politicians that also support that will use this as a way to "prove" there is support for their position when the reality is that 60% of the people don't want it.
I think there are some cases where there is room for the legal system to step in so as to protect those in the minority from mob rule, but it seems like the leadership treats the people like they are 5-year-old kids. If we don't let them do what they want they punish us and try to force us to do so.
Look at the current forced budget cuts. One of the first things I read was how generals and other commanders were told to tell the troops on the ground in combat areas to conserve bullets and gas because they will be rationed now that there are cuts to the budget. We could handle 100% of the budget cuts to the military just by choosing to build a few less fighters or one less ship, but instead they want the new to show the story of how the horrible budget cuts are putting soldiers in harms way.